Wednesday, 26 November 2014

Hello all,
Faithful readers might remember the big hulk of metal I bought some months ago
on Ebay. It was a big blob of black undercoated metal and I had no idea
what it was but it only cost a pound or so and looked interesting.
Luckily, Donogh (from apokalypsisrpg), identified it as a Dusk Realm Demon
from Chronopia. I've never played Chronopia, nor do I know much about
the system and it's world, but it is pretty obvious that Mr. Demon is
not a peace-loving hippie. Far from it, the demon emanates violence and a
"come to the Chopper"-attitude towards life.

So I've
actually been looking forward to painting this beast and it turned out
to be quite fun. So, without further ramblings here he is in great
company:

The
Dusk Demon, flanked by a couple of old Minotaurs. This should help show
the size and immense bulk of this brute. All are mounted on bases from
Fenris Games, and have had some pretty-pretty flowers from Army Painter
added. They actually demanded the flowers - Slaaneshi gits :-).

The
Demon was painted to fit with the warband - as a sort of almost
transcended, heavily gifted minotaur champion. Or perhaps, as this has
been a recurring problem, this is the demonic shape Slaanesh would
appear to a Minotaur in. A Minotaur wouldn't care for some pansy little
daemonette, but this beast should get the attention of even the baddest
chaos-worshipping minotaur out there!

This
also meant that it has been painted in the usual colours (purple,
bronze) and with 'normal' skin, rather than a demonic flaming hue or
something similar. I guess it would have been more appropriate aligned
with something more base, such as Khorne, but diversity is inherent in
Chaos (unless when it isn't)...

The
shield has been a problem. The mini was actually finished some time ago
but I couldn't figure out what to do about the shield. In the end I
choose a simple, quikly painted Slaaneshi symbol - consider it a
placeholder :-).

A
rear shot, showing the somewhat weird armour. Looks effective but
difficult to move in - but I do love the tiny tail-armour, not something
you see everyday!

Last picture is one we could call "Beauty and the Beast", for obvious reasons :-).

Chronopia-lore describes the demon thusly:
Taking its name from the place that spawned it, the Dusk Realm Demon is a
brute in every sense of the word. It exists only to kill and maim and
while it is given to fits of blinding rage, it commands a keen
intellect. These Demons seem at home in the utter dark of the Under
Realms and the sweltering twilight of the deep jungles. So hideous is
the presence of a Dusk Realm Demon that it causes abject fear in all who
encounter it and like its smaller cousin, is capable of devastating
attacks with its horned head. A charging Dusk Realm Demon has been known
to be able to withstand the charge of a Bull Myrmadon.

I
think it may be unfair to call Mr. Demon 'hideous' but I agree that
this guy should at least cause Fear+2 in anyone anywhere nearby :-).

Hope you enjoyed the beast, more Shadow of Brimstone coming shortly, but I needed a break from them minis...